categoriessomething
Categoriessomething is a neologism used in discussions of classification and data organization to denote an umbrella category that subsumes several more specific categories by a functional or structural criterion rather than by subject matter. It is not a formal term in established taxonomies, but a hypothetical construct employed to analyze design choices in categorization systems.
Intent and scope: The idea behind categoriessomething is to explore how broad containers affect search, navigation,
Applications and examples: In a digital library, a categoriessomething might group diverse subject categories that share
Criticism and limitations: Critics argue that such umbrella categories can obscure domain-specific nuances and encourage overgeneralization.
See also: umbrella term, hypernym, facet, taxonomy, ontology, information architecture.